Paulie Malignaggi

“I try to keep it sweet, but trash-talking is fun, and people want to see if a brash kid like me can live up to his patter.”

“Hatton don't look much like a guy who thinks about commas. But he is a gentleman. His family are gentlemanly. Real classy people.”

“You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.”

“To say 'I quit' brings a lot of criticism, but to get disqualified and say the ref was unfair and harsh, in denial - fans will jump on that.”

“I'm telling you, Amir Khan gives Floyd Mayweather problems.”

“It is tougher to control range on a guy who is as tall, lengthy, and busy as Amir Khan, who has a very good jab.”

“I'm a boxer by nature, so, obviously, the jab is always key - but it is nice to know you've got a right hand behind it.”

“I didn't mentally prepare as well for Ngoudjo as I should have. I was a little lax in the fight.”

“I wouldn't be surprised if I knocked Ricky Hatton out. It's something that people are going to read and think I'm ridiculous, but if you look beyond what you see with naked eye, every time h...”

“You don't have to like me as a person - I understand that I can get on people's nerves with the antics I do in the ring. This is not a popularity contest. I'm trying to do whatever I can to...”

“My father took my mother, me, and my brother from Sicily to New York. He got us one-way tickets but booked himself a return flight. He dumped us with my mother's parents, who had just arrive...”

“I wasn't exactly born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”